Yet unlike Snapchat, Facebook’s newest messaging app forces user to share more. Users are required to respond with an image or video in order to “unlock” their friend’s “Sling.” Users don’t need a Facebook account to use Slingshot either; the account is tied to the user’s cellphone number.

The app has been pegged as Facebook’s attempt to overthrow Snapchat, which has seen massive success in the mobile messaging category. Users send over 400 million “snaps” per day, which makes it a fierce competitor for Facebook’s Messenger app.

And Facebook has a competitive past with the app.

In December 2012 Facebook released an app called “Poke” that mimicked Snapchat’s self-destructing photo feature. But the app tanked and was pulled from the App Store a year later.

But according to a report by Mashable, Slingshot has a few features that make it stand out from Snapchat.

Snapchat became famous for its photos that vanish after 10 seconds, and though Slingshot will also delete messages after the user views them, there isn’t a set time period before the photo or video disappears.